Romy
@romyandmitchell.bsky.social
mom, wife, millennial, applied linguist, public school advocate, pro vaxx, pro science, 🌈ally, pro choice • no DMs
@wpln.bsky.social Are you guys OK? Nothing is streaming, but @wnxpnashville.bsky.social seems to be going.
September 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
@wpln.bsky.social Are you guys OK? Nothing is streaming, but @wnxpnashville.bsky.social seems to be going.
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A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job. www.wired.com/story/myster...
Thieves Target Tennessee National Guard Facilities, Stealing Night Vision Googles and More
A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job.
www.wired.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job. www.wired.com/story/myster...
It’s good to be reminded at least once a year what’s in the Declaration of Independence. Have they read any of this?
An NPR Tradition, Here's The Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence
Over the past 32 years, Morning Edition has broadcast a reading of the Declaration of Independence by NPR staff as a way of marking Independence Day. This year, we also offer some historical context.
www.npr.org
July 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It’s good to be reminded at least once a year what’s in the Declaration of Independence. Have they read any of this?
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I talk about the WeGo Star (the purple route) is the least ridden route in the USA, and why that's a good thing given it's current form, and how to build better regional rail.
The Least-Ridden Train in America—and Why That’s No Surprise
What Nashville’s WeGo Star Tells Us About Building Better Regional Rail
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February 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I talk about the WeGo Star (the purple route) is the least ridden route in the USA, and why that's a good thing given it's current form, and how to build better regional rail.
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A measure that would allow schools to refuse undocumented students is likely dead for the 2025 legislative session. WPLN's @mariannabac.bsky.social reports that's after a state review found the bill could’ve jeopardized more than $1 billion in federal education funding.
Tennessee won't deny public schooling to students without legal status — for now
A measure that would allow schools to refuse undocumented students is likely dead for the 2025 legislative session. A state review found the bill could’ve jeopardized more than $1 billion in federal e...
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April 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A measure that would allow schools to refuse undocumented students is likely dead for the 2025 legislative session. WPLN's @mariannabac.bsky.social reports that's after a state review found the bill could’ve jeopardized more than $1 billion in federal education funding.
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The Germans are seeing all of this. 🇺🇸
April 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Germans are seeing all of this. 🇺🇸
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Sucks to be you, small businesses
April 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sucks to be you, small businesses
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"4o, o3 high, Gemini 2.5 pro, Claude 3.7, Grok all give the same answer to the question on how to impose tariffs easily."
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Did Trump admin use ChatGPT to allocate tariffs? What we know
Critics said that AIs such as ChatGPT gave the same technique used by the White House when asked to design a global tariff policy.
www.newsweek.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"4o, o3 high, Gemini 2.5 pro, Claude 3.7, Grok all give the same answer to the question on how to impose tariffs easily."
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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By a former Secretary of the Treasury:
April 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
By a former Secretary of the Treasury:
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This is super smart Steve. Wish I had thought of it first ! Stocks have been crushed. The next trump move is uncertain. Best move ? Buy back stock. No question about it
#EconSky www.businessinsider.com/world-riches... Prediction that the Largest U.S. companies will invest in record Stock buybacks and not invest in Manufacturing, More Jobs or U.S. Employees and these billionaires will make it all back and then some by years end.
Here's how the 10 richest people in the world fared after Trump's tariffs
The world's top 10 richest people saw $74 billion vanish on paper after Trump's tariffs.
www.businessinsider.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is super smart Steve. Wish I had thought of it first ! Stocks have been crushed. The next trump move is uncertain. Best move ? Buy back stock. No question about it
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Dow Down 2200+ Points
Fox:
Fox:
April 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dow Down 2200+ Points
Fox:
Fox:
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🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸
April 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🔥 OBAMA: “IMAGINE IF I HAD DONE ANY OF THIS… I say this not on a partisan basis. This has to do with something more precious — who are we as a country, and what values do we stand for?” 🇺🇸
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Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
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So weird how this keeps happening.
www.axios.com/2025/04/02/t...
www.axios.com/2025/04/02/t...
April 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So weird how this keeps happening.
www.axios.com/2025/04/02/t...
www.axios.com/2025/04/02/t...
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You can read Cohen's full statement here: www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
March 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
You can read Cohen's full statement here: www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
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Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email:
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
March 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email:
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
"Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."
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“Dartmouth College on Monday announced it had hired the Republican National Committee’s former chief counsel — an outspoken critic of birthright citizenship — as the college’s top lawyer and leader of its immigration office.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Universities are caving to Trump with a stunning speed and scope
Some of the nation’s oldest and wealthiest institutions are swiftly bending to President Donald Trump, who is acting on longstanding conservative criticisms of universities as elitist and progressive.
www.politico.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Dartmouth College on Monday announced it had hired the Republican National Committee’s former chief counsel — an outspoken critic of birthright citizenship — as the college’s top lawyer and leader of its immigration office.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
“Murray…says racial segregation is not as far away in history as it may seem. She remembers a trip to Washington, D.C., in 1985, when her father, a Jamaican immigrant, took her to Woodward & Lothrop, a department store where he had worked when he'd been a student at Howard University.” (cont.)
'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
www.npr.org
March 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“Murray…says racial segregation is not as far away in history as it may seem. She remembers a trip to Washington, D.C., in 1985, when her father, a Jamaican immigrant, took her to Woodward & Lothrop, a department store where he had worked when he'd been a student at Howard University.” (cont.)
Exactly!
The truth is, in fact, the exact opposite. It is the foreign undergrad, paying full tuition in most cases, that is subsidizing the discounted tuition of the underprivileged American student, among so many other things.
"Last week, Vance said foreign students at elite U.S. universities are 'not just bad for national security,' but also 'bad for the American dream, for American kids who want to go to a nice university but can’t because their spot was taken by a foreign student.'"
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Exactly!
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Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants.
History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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March 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants.
History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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✅ DEI Employer of the Day™
Publix
"Publix values diversity.
Diversity and inclusivity make our company—and our community—better. We value the fresh ideas and unique perspectives a diverse group of people provides."
"We thrive as a business because of workforce diversity, including our suppliers."
Publix
"Publix values diversity.
Diversity and inclusivity make our company—and our community—better. We value the fresh ideas and unique perspectives a diverse group of people provides."
"We thrive as a business because of workforce diversity, including our suppliers."
March 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
✅ DEI Employer of the Day™
Publix
"Publix values diversity.
Diversity and inclusivity make our company—and our community—better. We value the fresh ideas and unique perspectives a diverse group of people provides."
"We thrive as a business because of workforce diversity, including our suppliers."
Publix
"Publix values diversity.
Diversity and inclusivity make our company—and our community—better. We value the fresh ideas and unique perspectives a diverse group of people provides."
"We thrive as a business because of workforce diversity, including our suppliers."
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A Press Secretary who doesn’t know anything about anything except a handful of talking points, doesn’t prepare for briefings, whose reflex when she doesn’t know about a subject is always to attack the media outlet. At least Kayleigh did her homework, despite lying a lot.
March 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A Press Secretary who doesn’t know anything about anything except a handful of talking points, doesn’t prepare for briefings, whose reflex when she doesn’t know about a subject is always to attack the media outlet. At least Kayleigh did her homework, despite lying a lot.
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Casey: There’s this whole mentality that MAGA has painted—like you’re either MAGA or you’re, you know, drinking soy lattes or whatever.
But there are a lot of people who are just like, “We’re just regular people—we don’t want a dictator, we don’t want to see people’s benefits ripped away..”
But there are a lot of people who are just like, “We’re just regular people—we don’t want a dictator, we don’t want to see people’s benefits ripped away..”
March 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Casey: There’s this whole mentality that MAGA has painted—like you’re either MAGA or you’re, you know, drinking soy lattes or whatever.
But there are a lot of people who are just like, “We’re just regular people—we don’t want a dictator, we don’t want to see people’s benefits ripped away..”
But there are a lot of people who are just like, “We’re just regular people—we don’t want a dictator, we don’t want to see people’s benefits ripped away..”
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